This paper reviews recent progress in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), rice (Oryza sativa L.),
and maize (Zea mays L.) yields resulting from substantial breeding efforts in mostly …

Bioenergy from plants, particularly from perennial grasses and trees, could make a
substantial contribution to alleviation of global problems in climate change and energy …

Continuous increase in the yield of maize (Zea mays L.) in the US Corn Belt has involved an
interaction with plant density. A number of contributing traits and mechanisms have been …

Genetic improvement of crop yields under potential (Yp) and water scarce conditions (Yw)
will be an important avenue to improved food security over the next four decades, at the end …

ABSTRACT A field experiment to determine the effect of plant population densities on maize
was conducted at the Agricultural Research Institute, Dera Ismail Khan, in mid July 2009 …

Mounting concerns over the cost and environmental impact of N fertilizer combined with
progressively higher plant densities in maize (Zea mays L.) production systems make …

This paper is a response to Sinclair and Jamieson [Sinclair, TR, Jamieson, PD, 2006. Grain
number, wheat yield, and bottling beer: an analysis. Field Crops Res. 98, 60–67] who …

The present paper focuses on the physiology of yield potential in wheat (Triticum aestivum
L.), because breeding progress in yield potential has overtaken farm yield progress. The …

In the absence of stress, crop growth depends on the amount of light intercepted by the
canopy and the conversion efficiency [radiation use efficiency (RUE)]. This study tested the …

Combined phenomic and genomic approaches are required to evaluate the margin of
progress of breeding strategies. Here, we analyze 65 years of genetic progress in maize …